Page 341There is a substantial body of evidence that under natural conditions R. appendiculatus is the normal agent of transmission, and that an intimate
connexion exists between the distribution of this tick and East Coast fever. These
authors also ...

Page 342Rhipicephalus appendiculatus feeds readily on cattle at all stages of its life
history. The larvae of R. evertsi are usually found in the cars of cattle where they
moult to nymphs and feed again on the same host. When the nymphs are replete
with ...